AirportsChurchill Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Churchill, in Manitoba, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YYQ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YYQ
- ICAO code
- CYYQ
- City
- Churchill
- State or region
- Manitoba
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 58.7392° N, 94.0650° W
- Elevation
- 29 m (94 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,804 m (9,200 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YYQ means Churchill Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYYQ. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 58.7392° N, 94.0650° W. It stands 29 metres (94 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Churchill Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,804 metres (9,200 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 245 airports of Canada on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 21.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 2,804 m 9,200 ft | 49 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 07/25 | 1,219 m 4,000 ft | 30 m | Gravel | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tadoule Lake AirportTadoule Lake | XTL | 257 km |
| Arviat AirportArviat | YEK | 262 km |
| Gillam AirportGillam | YGX | 268 km |
| Ilford AirportIlford | ILF | 313 km |
| Shamattawa AirportShamattawa | ZTM | 341 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,274 km | 12 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 11,278 km | 14 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,259 km | 12 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,513 km | 7 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 2,465 km | 3 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,291 km | 4 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 13,147 km | 16 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,411 km | 10 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,580 km | 18 h 05 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
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